Category Archives: Tripoli

Syrian Jihadist Groups Take Conflict

Posted on February 5, 2013 by uprootedpalestinians

  Lebanese soldiers carry the coffin of Sergeant Ibranim Zahraman during his funeral in the town of Akkar northern Lebanon, Feb. 2, 2013. Soldiers and gunmen were killed in clashes in the country’s Bekaa Valley on Friday after militants attacked … Continue reading →

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Minister Faisal Karame’s Convoy Under Attack, Five Bodyguards Injured

Posted on January 18, 2013 by uprootedpalestinians

Local Editor Minister of Youth and Sports Faisal Karame’s convoy was subject to fire shots by anonymous persons who later tossed an Energa-type rocket at one of the minister’s vehicles, setting it on fire.The incident, which took place while the … Continue reading →

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Lebanon: Tal Kalakh Ambush Rocks Tripoli

Posted on December 8, 2012 by uprootedpalestinians

Gunmen take position as one of them aims his rifle in Bab al-Tebbaneh neighbourhood, in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, during clashes On 5 December 2012. (Photo: Reuters – Stringer)   By: Abdel Kafi al-Samad Published Wednesday, December 5, 2012   Four … Continue reading →

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A Day of Sectarian Violence in Lebanon

Posted on October 26, 2012 by uprootedpalestinians

By As’ad AbuKhalil – Thu, 2012-10-25 17:31- Angry Corner I feel obligated to write about this because all – ALL – Western media are complicit in the propaganda campaign of the pro-Saudi coalition known as March 14 (which is identified … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Qaeda, Corporate Media, Future Movement, Hariri, Media war, Propaganda, Salafis, sectarianism, Tripoli, War on syria, Wissam al Hassan | Leave a comment

The Wrong Way to Change the Government

Posted on October 23, 2012 by uprootedpalestinians

The leadership of the Lebanese Forces and the Phalange Party called upon their constituents to come out in large numbers without raising the possibility of any further escalation. (photo: Haytham alMoussawi)   By: Hiyam Kossayfi   Published Monday, October 22, … Continue reading →

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March 14 Military Wing Seizes Tripoli

Posted on October 23, 2012 by uprootedpalestinians

Smoke billows in Tripoli’s Bab al Tabanneh neighbourhood during clashes with Alawites, an offshoot of Shiite Islam, in Jabal Mohsen area in northern Lebanon, on 22 October 2012. (Photo: AFP – Joseph Eid)   By: Abdel Kafi al-Samad Published Monday, … Continue reading →

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It was only yesterday …

Posted on August 25, 2012 by uprootedpalestinians

FLC … that many in Lebanon, especially in 2006′ when Israel aggressed Lebanon, started saying that they have had it with Lebanon having to pay the dearest in lives & treasure in the Arab-Israeli conflict, …   and even some went … Continue reading →

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Sniper Fire, Energa Rockets Disrupt Tripoli Calm, Arrest Warrants against Gunmen

Posted on August 25, 2012 by uprootedpalestinians

Local Editor The northern city of Tripoli witnessed on Saturday cautious calm that included sniper fire, a day after state Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr issued arrest warrants against militants engaged in the latest clashes between the … Continue reading →

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Tripoli Trouble: Winners and Losers

Posted on August 24, 2012 by uprootedpalestinians

A Lebanese gunman takes cover from a fire in the Bab al-Tabbaneh district of the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on 24 August 2012, as clashes between pro- and anti-Syrian factions continue. (Photo: AFP – Anwar Amro)  By: Abdel … Continue reading →

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‘The US should offer political & material support to Syria’s insurgents even if Al Qaeda infiltrates them!’

Posted on May 24, 2012 by uprootedpalestinians

Via FLC Via MoonOfAlabama’s piece “Syria: Time For Assad To Prepare To Attack“; “… The presence of jihadists worsens the situation in Syria: it is likely to both bolster the Syrian regime politically and keep the opposition divided. The presence … Continue reading →

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